IO Essentials: MSK & Pain Palliation

Moderators:

• Gina Landinez, MD
• Francois H. Cornelius, MD, PhD

Faculty: 

• Leonardo Azevedo, MD | Basics of Spinal Augmentation and Metastatic Spinal Lesions
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Basic technical components of spinal augmentation
    • When/what energy to use if performing concurrent spine ablation/biopsy
    • Barriers/safety precautions in treatment of metastatic lesions
    • Case/application where discuss indication for engagement

• Gina Landinez, MD | Extraspinal Metastatic Bone Fixation and Augmentation
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Basic technical components of cementoplasty of the pelvic lesion
    • When and where to use screw fixation and balloon implants
    • Pain assessment and localizing pain generators in metastatic pelvic disease
    • Case/application where discuss indication for engagement 

• Francois H. Cornelis, MD, PhD | Extraspinal Soft Tissue and Bone Ablation and Thermoprotective Techniques
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Neuroanatomic considerations of extraaxial bone system
    • Best practices ablating lesions (Multisession, ablation and embo)
    • Managing pre and post procedural pain
    • Basic thermoprotective techniques (pneumo, balloon, hydro, monitoring- essentially active and passive techniques)
    • Case/application where discuss indication for engagement